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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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